M3.9 earthquake 48 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 48 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga on Wed, Oct 24, 2007, 5:39 AM GMT+13 (16:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 119 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-10-23 16:39:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 21.330° S, 175.639° W
- Region
- Tonga
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000fr47. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 128°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.717 km SSW of Vaini, Tonga · 6897 days ago · 243 km deep · 39 km away
- 5.3119 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6882 days ago · 136 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.759 km S of ‘Ohonua, Tonga · 6880 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.6108 km WSW of Haveluloto, Tonga · 6877 days ago · 99 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.265 km NW of Nuku‘alofa, Tonga · 6865 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fr47. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.